Hans Mühlethaler
Hans Mühlethaler | |
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| Born | 9 July 1930 Mungnau bei Zollbrück (Lauperswil), Switzerland |
| Died | 17 September 2016 (aged 86) |
| Citizenship | Swiss |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Known for | An der Grenze (1963), Die Fowlersche Lösung (1978), Abschied von Burgund (1991), Gruppe Olten |
Hans Mühlethaler (9 July 1930 – 17 September 2016) was a Swiss writer.
Career
[edit]Mühlethaler was a teacher in the Emmental and in the city of Bern, later a freelance writer and secretary of the Gruppe Olten. His play An der Grenze (theatre of the absurd) was premiered in 1963 at the Schauspielhaus Zurich under the direction of Karl Suter and published by Hans Rudolf Hilty in his literary magazine Hortulus. For his poems Zutreffendes ankreuzen he was awarded the Literature Prize of the Canton of Bern in 1968. He wrote novels and non-fiction and was a member of the Association of Authors of Switzerland.[1]
Personal life
[edit]He lived in Bern, was married and had five children. Mühlethaler died on 17 September 2016, aged 86.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Fredi Lerch: Vom Sinn des Scheiterns.. In: Die Wochenzeitung, №30–31, 2008.
- ^ "Schriftsteller und Ex-Sekretär der Gruppe Olten: Hans Mühlethaler 86-jährig gestorben - NZZ Feuilleton". Nzz.ch. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
External links
[edit]- Literature by and about Hans Mühlethaler in the German National Library catalogue
- Publications by and about Hans Mühlethaler in the catalogue Helveticat of the Swiss National Library
- Hans Mühlethaler in the Online Encyclopedia of Bernese Writers, University of Bern
- hansmuehlethaler.com
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